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philpo@feddit.de 2 months agoGet a few components (e.g. Actors, a sensor), a gateway (USB is enough for the start,they often go cheap if you buy used,got mine for 10 bucks) ,a power supply (Meanwell is a good idea) and the free version of the ETS programming tool. (The ETS is the only downside of the system - it’s expensive especially for larger installs)
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
philpo@feddit.de 2 months ago
No,it isn’t. But no open and local solution will be - but you pay for that in terms of long term usability, resilience and data.
And KNX.org works for me(even tried it with a VPN to be sure) - and do you really think that a standard that is supported by the largest companies in the field(Siemens, ABB, Bosch, Schneider, etc.) and has multi-billion of installations in professional buildings alone per year is not for the long term?